Fears of Putin swinging elections behind EU’s Meta crackdown Action against Facebook owner comes amid concerns about how it is dealing with fake news
OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems Under deal, ChatGPT users will receive summaries and quotes from Financial Times content and links to articles
EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls Brussels to act later this week against Facebook and Instagram owner over policies on deceptive advertising and political content, reports say
Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest Tech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and government
Tesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says Federal transportation agency finds Tesla’s claims about feature don’t match their findings and opens second investigation
UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’ Panel of nearly 100 countries to draw up guidelines for industries that mine raw materials used in low-carbon technology
Google parent Alphabet hits $2tn valuation as it announces first dividend Tech company’s shares rise as it plans to reward investors after strong quarterly results
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business Offer for ‘cutting edge’ UK firm from Thoma Bravo signals another blow for the London Stock Exchange
Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls EV sales have plateaued across the world but the newfound glut of vehicles may just be temporary
Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in latest quarter World’s largest public company reports $61.86bn revenue after investing billions into artificial intelligence
Alphabet hails ‘once-in-a-generation’ AI opportunity as revenue rises Shares surge after tech giant issues first ever dividend and posts revenue of $80.5bn, up 15% since last year, despite staff turmoil
Snapchat parent company sees shares surge as improved ad system pays off Snap’s share surged 21% in after-hours trading as app’s users increased by 422 million, bringing in $1.2bn in revenue
Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130%
Meta says revenue will be weak as it spends even more on AI Push to integrate AI into Meta products boosts financial results, with sales and profits beating analysts’ expectations
Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit? Joe Biden signs into law bill requiring Chinese owner to sell app’s US operations